“Once upon a time Kelly Regan said that even a small increase in tuition would be a ‘disaster’, but as the minister responsible she’s allowed the largest tuition increase in over a decade,” says Wilson. “It’s unfortunate that the McNeil government has let students down by making a post-secondary education much more expensive here in Nova Scotia.”

On December 22, 2011 Regan was asked by Symmetry Public Relations about the O’Neil Report’s recommendation to raise tuition costs in Nova Scotia. Her response was, “I don’t know if economists would think that would be a recipe for anything other than disaster.”